US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 36, § 40.3.1.1
Inexpensive or Routinely Purchased Items
The standard provisions for determining the payment amount for inexpensive or routinely
purchased items in section 30.1 of chapter 20 of this manual continue to apply when these items
are furnished by grandfathered suppliers. Payment for the items is based on the lower of the
actual charge or fee schedule amount for each item.
History
(Rev. 1502; Issued: 05-09-08; Effective/Implementation Date: 06-09-08)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
87851273320cab6836c6fcdc7655129a478db8636587e642b376471d77acdd90
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